Hi all,
I'm very interested in the TKB and I have a very different point of
view from yours, Dieter, on the use I could do of this keyboard.

> I'll probably generate some contradictions .....
> But to speak the truth I cannot see an advantage of the TKB in the

studio

> situation over a "normal" keyboard. From my point of view the main

advantage

> (if there is one) is in a live situation where the audiance can see

you play

> on that metal plates instead of a normal black/white moving keyboard.

First thing i thought when i saw a picture of the TKB was "That thing
looks so fun !"; i haven't tried it yet but i'm sure it will really be
a pleasure to play on this kind of keyboard. To touch is "easier" than
to press in my opinion, and a normal keyboard is more a tool to me
than a music instrument (i'm not a pianist). I will probably have more
feelings and sensations playing on TKB, the kind of feelings you can
have with a good piano or Ondes Martenot or glassharmonica or any
'classical music' instrument. The other aspect that i find interseting
is that the TKB is perfectly silent, that can be cool for live studio
recordings or simply to play at home at a low sound volume.

That's true that the touch keyboard looks good and can be kinda
'attractive' for the audiance in a concert, but i think i would prefer
a normal one since i'm not (yet) completely familiar with the TKB and
for live use, i'd rather need a 'tool' to run the modular than an
instrument i'd have to be focused on.

That's my point of view on the TKB and i think it's very important to
keep in mind that an electronic instrument is a musical instrument and
there must be a kind of magic relationship between it and the
musician. Since Theremin and the Ondes Martenot, controlers have a big
part to play in this magic.

By the way, why not building an 'Ondes Martenot like' CV keyboard
(that can slightly move from left to right creating vibrato)

(Sorry for bad english !)
Max.